Watch Live: Incoming New York governor Kathy Hochul holds press conference
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Soon-to-be governor of New York Kathy Hochul is delivering a press conference in Albany Wednesday in her first public remarks since Governor Andrew Cuomo announced he is resigning over sexual harassment allegations. Hochul is slated to become the state's first female governor when she takes over in less than two weeks. What: Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul speaks publicly for the first time since Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Date: August 11, 2021 Time: 2 p.m. Location: Albany, New York Online stream: Live on CBSN in the player above and on your mobile or streaming device.
Hochul, the current lieutenant governor, is a former congresswoman and lawyer who hails from a family of steelworkers. She largely stayed out of the spotlight as women levied allegations of sexual harassment against Cuomo. But she did say the state attorney general's investigation "documented repulsive & unlawful behavior by the governor towards multiple women."Billions of cicadas are emerging across about 16 states in the Southeast and Midwest. Periodical cicadas used to reliably emerge every 13 or 17 years, depending on their brood. But in a warming world where spring conditions arrive sooner, climate change is messing with the bugs' internal alarm clocks.
Senate Democrats to unveil package to protect IVF as party makes reproductive rights push this month
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